Key Question: “What projects support our vision, and what is our investment?” As outlined below, the campaign will include six projects and the total goal is anticipated to be approximately $4.4 million.
Build a Fellowship of Kingdom-Minded Disciples
- Preserve and improve our existing facilities ($1,500,000)
- Install an elevator ($1,420,000)
- Install a state-of-the-art digital organ ($220,000)
Reach Center City and Evangelize Philadelphia
- Explore options to expand our ministry outreach by funding a property acquisition reserve account ($400,000)
- Establish daughter churches and support presbytery church plants ($350,000*)
Multiply Gospel Ministry to the World
- Bring the gospel to people groups in other places around the world ($350,000*)
*This amount represents a tithe of anticipated direct capital project expenses; an additional $130,000 is allocated for campaign expenses such as administration, communication, and consultants.
Project of the Week: Renovate Existing Facilities $1,500,000
Since the first worship service in this building in 1856, God’s people have gathered at this location generation after generation. By God’s providence this building has been preserved so that we are now strategically situated to pursue our mission of reaching Center City and evangelizing Philadelphia.
In recent years we have undertaken stewardship projects—like installing a 100-year roof—to preserve the building given to us by the preceding generation. However, the interior shows increasing wear and tear and our support facilities, like the kitchen, are in desperate need of upgrading.
Now is the time to prepare the building to be handed to the next generation in a condition that will enable the church to continue its work. The goal is not ostentatious opulence, but rather to create an appropriate environment for worship and ministry. We want to facilitate these activities, not distract from them. We undertake this responsibility with the same vision as Tenth’s founders so that another generation does not have to finance work that will soon be more urgent and more costly.
To that end, this project will preserve and improve our existing facilities while maintaining a standard of excellence that is in keeping with our total ministry. Included in this project are the following main improvements: 1) new flooring, sound system, and lighting in the sanctuary, 2) reconfigured choir loft and renovated tower office above the music office, 3) new bathrooms and carpets in the Catacombs, and 4) a new kitchen and sound system for Fellowship Hall.
